Local campaigners protest the closure by Lambeth council on the front steps of Carnegie Library, Herne Hill, south London, on 1st April 2016. The angry local community in the south London borough have occupied their important resource for learning and social hub. After a long campaign by locals, Lambeth have gone ahead closed the library's doors for the last time the day before, because they say, cuts to their budget mean millions must be saved. A gym will replace the working library and while some of the 20,000 books on shelves will remain, no librarians will be present to administer it. London borough’s budget cuts mean four of its 10 libraries will either close, move or be run by volunteers.